GP Appointments

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GP Appointments are triaged by reception and our Nurse Practitioners. We aim to offer a GP appointment within 5 working days and up to 4 weeks in advance.

GP Telephone Appointments. If you think this may be helpful, please ring the surgery, before 11.30am to arrange for a GP to call.

In addition to this we have a large team of highly experienced nurses and health care assistants to provide good healthcare. We also have a Minor Illness Clinic and Minor Surgery Clinic.

Booking Appointments

You can book appointments by:

Telephoning Reception between 8am and 6.15pm

On-line after registering for this service - please see Online Services on the right of this page

24 hour Automated Telephone Appointment System - 0115 973 8828

As long as you have registered your telephone number with the surgery you will be able to check, book and cancel appointments

Please make sure you cancel your appointment if you no longer need it.

Cancelling Appointments

You can now cancel your appointment four ways:

Text the single word "CANCEL" in reply to your appointment reminder text. Do not add any other text.

Cancel online.

Telephone our automated telephone system, available 24/7

Telephone Reception.

Advanced Nurse Practitioners

Our advanced nurse practitioners provides a daily telephone triage clinic. They will telephone you to discuss your problem and if they are unable to help you over the telephone, they will book you an appointment either with the nurse prescriber, the GP or a practice nurse. Our nurse practitioners can prescribe medication and issue a prescription if necessary.

Urgent Appointments

Urgent Appointments are available on the day and will be triaged by reception and our advanced nurse practitioner.

Telephone Consultation

Sometimes it may be possible to resolve problems over the telephone without visiting the surgery. If you think this may be helpful, please ring the surgery, preferably before 11:30 and we will arrange for a doctor to return your call.

24Hr Automated Telephone System 0115 973 8828

To use the 24 hour telephone appointment system just ring the direct number above or choose option 1 from the main telephone number and follow the instructions. As long as you have registered your telephone number with the surgery you will be able to check, book and cancel appointments with the GP using this system.

Home Visits

If you are too ill to come to the surgery or are house bound please telephone before 10.30am (except in an emergency) so that the doctors can plan their visits. The doctor may ring you back to discuss your symptoms before visiting. Home visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.

Home visits usually take place between 12:00 and15:00.

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. You should also be visited at home by a health visitor if you have recently had a baby or if you are newly registered with a GP and have a child under five years.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

Appointment Text Reminders

Each year, thousands of patients miss their appointments simply because they forget when it is. Text reminders have been proven to substantially reduce the number of missed appointments and is a FREE service which started in February 2009. It is hoped that this will help to reduce the number of missed appointments and therefore improve appointment availability for patients.

How do I get these 'Mobile Text Message Reminders'?

Talk to any of our reception staff who will gladly enable you for this service whilst you wait.

Complete the form below and we will take care of everything for you. (Please allow up to 3 working days)

If completing the form below please ensure you complete all the questions marked *We recommend you double check the Mobile telephone number entered to avoid text messages potentially being sent to the wrong recepient.

Legal Notice:

By completing this form you agree to give us consent to contact you by 'text message' only on the number provided.

The details provided will be kept confidential and only available to NHS healthcare staff as part of your care record.

Text message reminders are usually FREE to receive, however if you are outside the UK at the time you may be charged depending on your service provider and the tariff you are on. Please note, we are not responsible for any charges you may incur for receiving text messages whilst you are outside the UK resulting from uncancelled appointments.

This service is provided directly by the NHS not DRHC thus we cannot guarantee its availability 100%.

If you wish to register for this messaging service please fill out the consent form.

Evening & Weekend Appointments bookable through your GP practice

Patients registered at this practice can now access additional routine appointments at our new city centre NHS service, GP+ Nottingham City.

Appointments are available to see GPs, Practice Nurses, Clinical Pharmacists and Physiotherapists in a fully equipped accessible location on Upper Parliament Street in Nottingham City Centre.

Opening hours are:

16:00 – 20:00 Monday – Friday 09:00 – 13:00 Saturday & Sunday

This is not a walk-in service. Appointments are required and are bookable through DRHC reception.